Cup and cone holder for ice scrapers



Feb. 7, 1939. 1.. H. CLARKE CUP AND CONE HOLDER FOR ICE SCRAPERS Filed April 50, 1957 r Indemn- IeznueZE 61804: B

atenteci Feb-3 $51939 I I alienate our co ns new 7 Hit 1;

Lemdcl n. Clarke. cw. it. a.

Application April 39, 393?, Se it his. reason 1 (m. ss-csi My invention relates to a new anduseful cup or cone holder for ice scrapers and has for one of its objects to provide an exceedingly simple and eflective deviceof this character'although strong and durable.

Ice scrapers of the kind herein referred to are ,.used:in making'shredded ice edible snow balls having a flavoring syrup added thereto. Generally these snow balls are placed upon a sheet .of paper or in a small paper or fibre plate.

. whenthe person attempts to drink the liquid it .is likely to be spilled. These conditions are annoying and may soil the clothing. The disadvantages enumerated above are en tirely overcome by the use of a cup or cone but it is exceedingly dimcult to transfer snow balls to such containers from the ordinary ice scraper or snow ball maker and especially so that it will retain the general appearance of a snow ball.v

Therefore another object of the present inven-' tion is to construct a portion of an ice scraper in such form that a cup or cone can be held by the ice scraper during the ice scraping or shaving so operationsto cause the ice to directly enter the.

cup or cone.

A further object of the invention is to produce a combination ice scraper and cup or cone holder comprising a receptacle having an aperture or throat at the bottom throughwhich finely divided ice passes as it is scraped from an ice cake by a blade on the receptacle, the latter having a handle to which a frusto-conical cap is hinged, said cap adapted to temporarily hold a paper cup I or cone with its open end in juxtaposition to the open top of the ice scraper receptacle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the cap with a: lip on which one of the operator's hands rests to keep the captight against the 3 ice scraper receptacle and make it easy to apply pressure to the scraper during the scraping operations.

' with the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth andthen designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use-the same, I will describe its con- 3 struction in detail. referring by numerals to the When accompanying drawing forming a parthereof, in which: i

Fig. 1 is a view partlyin section and partly in elevation of an ice scraper constructed in accordance with my invention and illustrating how it is 5 used to hold a paper cup.

Fig. 2 is a similar view after the paper cup is filled and ready to be removed from the ice .scraper.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation a cup therein.

. Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 5 is a view like Fig. 2 with a paper cone in the ice scraper. I

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detail sec- 15 tional view.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied it represents the receptacle of anice f the ice scraper with 10 scraper provided with a handle II for carrying and manipulating the scraper. In the bottom of 20 the receptacle is a transverse slot or throat If through which finely divided particles of ice pass as they are shaved from a cake of ice i3 by a suitable blade I in the region of the throat. I

have illustrated the blade It as attached to the g5 receptacle of the ice scraper but it will be understood that any suitable form of blade or its equivalent may be used. For example, the blade can be'produced from the same material as the receptacle 'as an integral part thereof. w

A hollow frusto-conical 'cap it has a hinge lug It by which said cap is hinged, through the medium of a pintle l'l, to the base of the handle I l permitting the larger and or mouth of said cap to engage or' cooperate with and preferably enter 35 the open upper end of the ice scraper receptacle ID or swing back from the latter for purposes to be presently mentioned. V

A lip l8 projects from the exterior of the cup adjacent its mouth and opposite the hinge lug 0' IB or approximately so. This lip acts as a rest for one hand of the operator whereby the cap will be retained in a closed position while the ice scraping operations are being carried out and also permits the operator to apply the necessary pressure to cause the ice scraper to remain in contact with the cake of ice and the blade to cut into said cake of ice. The lip it may be an extension of a bead it around the cap and a similar head 20 may be provided .on the ice scraper recepo tacle I0. 7

.Either a paper cup 2| or cone 22 can be used in connection with this device. A paper cup is usually provided with a bead 23 about its mouth and this can be used to stop or limit the insertion 2. anauo inserted into the cap depends upon the size of its mouth. The cone is inserted in the cap and, in eiiect, wedged in place by pulling upon its apex.

In utilizing the invention, the operation is as follows:--

The cap II is swung back upon the handle II into an open position. A container, either a cup or cone,'is then placed in the cap and the latter closed down upon the ice scraper receptacle III as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. The operator then grasps the handle of the ice scraper in one hand and places the other hand so the palm engages the cap and anterior edge ofsuch hand rests on the lip. Next the device is moved over the cake I oi ice in a manner that the blade will shave particles from the cake of ice and cause them to pass through the throat into the receptacle of the ice scraper. As said receptacle is filled the shredded ice will enter the container carried by the cap.

After a suflicient amount of ice has entered the container, the whole assembly is inverted and the operator releases the ice from the scraper receptacle by inserting a finger in the throat and pushing upon the ice. As the ice is released it will settle into the container similar to the showing in Figs. 2 and 5. Next the device is manipulated so the receptacle 0! the scraper is positioned to one side of the inverted cap. Finally the container or ice is removed from the cap and a suit- Y able flavoring syrup added, after which the conpaper cup or cone, the snow ball is readily eaten without soiling the hands or clothing and any liquid-from the snow ball will accumulate in the cup or cone container and may be drunk as de--- 'ice shaving blade contiguous'the throat, a fixed handle on said receptacle, a hollow irusto-conical cap providing a complete tapered ring to receive and hold a tapered container, a portion of the larger end of said cap being fashioned for projection. into the top end of the receptacle, means to hinge said cap to the base of the handle adjacent the rim of the receptacle whereby said cap may be seated in the top end of said receptacle or swung back towards the handle, and a lip formed on the larger end of the cap opposite the handle and when the cap is closed said lip is over the side of the receptacle carrying the ice shaving blade whereby one hand of an operator may engage said lip to hold the cap in aclosed position and apply the necessary pressure to keep the ice shaving blade in proper-contact with a block of ice. 

